Service difficulty report · Oil System · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 19, 2026
Submitted
July 22, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4KS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605035
Aircraft time
7,562 hours, 5,660 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Engine time
7,220 hours, 5,428 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Empty
Location
Engine
Component
Engine · Pwc · PW545A
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

N4KS HAD NORMAL STARTS 1ST, 2 LEGS, NORMAL TAKEOFF PROCEDURE AND PREFLIGHT CHK, OILS CHKD & WALK AROUND DONE. TOOK OFF, CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 WHEN OIL PSI DROPPED TO 0, BOUNCED BACK TO NORMAL RANGE OF 66-69 A FEW TIMES WITH OIL TEMP SLOWLY RISING BEFORE DROPPING TO 0 CONSTANT WITH POWER IN CLIMB. BURNING ODOR FILLED CABIN & OXYGEN MASK PUT ON BEFORE DECLARING EMERGENCY & REQUESTED DIVERSION TO DPA. LT THROTTLE PULLED BACK TO IDLE IMMEDIATELY & DESCENT REQUESTED. TO ELIMINATE ODOR PILOT MONITORING SWITCHED PRESSURE SOURCE TO RT & PUT COCKPIT RECIRC TO LOW. AFTER DESCENDING THROUGH 6000, ENG OIL PSI & OIL TEMP LEVELED AT 52 & STAYED CONSTANT THROUGH LANDING. AFTER SHUTDOWN & EGRESS, LT ENG EMITTING WHITE SMOKE OUT OF FRONT & HAD AN ODOR FOR 5-10 MINS AFTER SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT OIL CHECK SHOWED NO OIL LEFT IN ENG ON THE OIL GAUGE.

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